I would have started this much sooner but I've been busy chipping wallpaper off my hallway! For those out there are considering buying a home in the future let me tell you be prepared for cleaning and fixing things you didn't know existed before. I'm thinking of opening a consulting business where you get walked through every single thing you will have to do to your home then you can decide whether to buy or not. Don't get me wrong I love my house and would do it over again but a little warning would've been nice. Someone else that should have been warned not to get a big head was Tennessee. I think just about everyone saw they were ripe for a letdown against a very good Vanderbilt team. Bruce Pearl was doing the talk show circuit like he had won the super bowl after the Memphis game. He said he was proud of how his team acted like they had been there before, he should follow suit. Funniest moment from the Memphis-Tennessee game- My wife asked me with five minutes left "Is that guy going to kill us" speaking of Dick Vitale calling the game. I would like to see a three man booth of Gus Johnson, Dickie V., and Brent Musberger. I realize you would have two play by play guys but someone would have a brain aneurysm five minutes in. I wanted to mention that the NHL trading deadline came and passed. I really like the Penguins getting Marian Hossa, and the Sabres were smart to trade Brian Campbell although I'm surprised they couldn't get more. The thing that struck me the most about the deadline was that I have fallen out of touch with the NHL. I have always been a huge hockey fan but the lack of major TV contract, and lockout have made it a "check the scores" sport for me. I didn't know who half the players traded were and I doubt many people did....sad really. Game 2 of last year's finals lost in the ratings to a rerun of Mama's Family! From Vicki Lawerence to Yao Ming. The Rockets have the worst luck if they could ever keep all of there guys healthy they would be a legitimate title contender. There current win streak was just enough to get Houston fans hyped before we realized that they are in fact cursed. There is breaking news right now that Congress is going after Clemens believing he didn't tell the truth and I want to know if there is anyone in America besides them that's going "yeah lets throw him in jail".......absurd. One last thing I wanted to mention today an icon died today in Pittsburgh Steelers announcer Myron Cope. For any of you who have ever lived in the Pennsylvania, West Virginia area you know the love that was felt for this man the creator of the terrible towel. I'll never forget those annoying Subway commercials during college. RIP. I had to keep this short but coming soon MLB preview, NFL draft thoughts, and Conference tourneys!!! My palms are starting to sweat.....hello Canada!

Making moves?

It is the night of the NBA trading deadline and as a Bulls fan I think the most interesting thing I've discovered so far is that Drew Gooden had that patch of hair on the back of his head because he said he stole it from that white spot on Rasheed Wallace's head. Here is a pichttp://sportswrap.berecruited.com/2007/06/03/ode-to-drew-goodens-hair-gooden-explains-his-duck-tail-hair-cut/ Drew no longer has the "Sheed", and its too bad because there is not much else to talk about with they're deal. I have no problem dumping Ben Wallace (can't hustle when you can't move anymore), and Joe Smith (actually was productive in spurts but hard to believe this guy was a #1 overall pick). I just don't understand how you end up with with the guys Lebron doesn't want to play with. From everything I've seen so far people like this trade for the Bulls. I just don't see it, a pu-pu platter for a dung sandwich. I do like getting Shannon Brown I feel like he has a lot of potential. John Paxson has been holding his pocket aces and checking for three years now. He had more young talent than anyone in the league and could have pulled the trigger on Garnett, Gasol, or Jermaine O'Neal. His biggest mistake was not firing on the Kobe deal this summer. Just a few short months ago he could have the best player in the world for Ben Wallace (we just got a view of his current market value) & Luol Deng. This guy should be on 24hr watch. Speaking of 24, quick note, I heard that due to the writers strike we will not be getting a new season until NEXT January. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(season_7) People tell me all the time that its getting old, and that the premise is the same every season. I think that it may have gotten a little stale but compare it to everything else on TV right now excluding a few shows (Lost.......well really just Lost) what would you want to watch? Sure there are a few good reality shows Rock of Love is great, The Moment of Truth (How can you not love a show where the audience claps for prior criminal activity) and my current favorite My Big Redneck Wedding (if you haven't seen it, you have to watch) http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/apps/flipbook/index.jhtml#/sitewide/apps/flipbook/index.jhtml?fid=1580788&flipbookid=1580788&opener=/shows/dyn/my-big-redneck-wedding/series.jhtml&trueFid=1580788&photoID=2763848 Let me give you a small excerpt from the last show I watched. There was a guy writing his vows and he said he wanted to use bigger words but didn't have a clitoris. A couple of quick thoughts before I go, as always the NHL is wide open. The Rangers are a playoff team that looks like its going nowhere unless they can make some deadline deals. The Sabres had a wonderful come from behind victory the other night against Tampa, how about Vanek. This guy is going to end up with 35 goals after struggling early in the season. My gut feeling though is that they trade Campbell at the deadline to risk having a Drury, Briere repeat. Everyone was talking about the Shaq vs. Kobe matchup from the other night. Great game if you watched. I think the biggest beneficiary of Shaq being on Phoenix is going to be Amare, he looked like no one was guarding him because of the attention that still has to be paid to Shaq. That wasn't the story though. How good did the Lakers look? When Bynum gets back this team is going to be tough. One other observation from the debuts. Jason Kidd got swallowed up by Chris Paul. Paul's stat line 31-11-5-9! He's starting to get a lot of MVP talk. Lastly I wanted to ask this question to the group. I'm facing a moral dilemma. My wife has a name in mind for our first born daughter that I'm not real crazy about. She knows this and has presented me with a deal. We are currently renovating the upstairs of our new home and I am turning an old kitchen into a bar. We have conflicting views on what this bar should look like. Namely I want to paint it blue and gold and put WVU emblem carpet in. She presented me with an offer she gets to name the baby and I get the WVU bar. Let me know your opinions.........maybe she could be the Bulls new GM!

Random thoughts

I had antcipated this post being about how people choose their favorite teams but there has just been too much going on this week not to comment on. First off I did not have a chance to watch the slam dunk and 3pt contest on Saturday night but have seen the highlights and read about it. After years of the same dunks, what a breath of fresh air. The Gerald Green cupcake dunk was cool and everything of Dwight Howard's looked sick. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nba+dunk+contest&search_type= I'm still in favor of them doing something different for the weekend. I love the Sports Guy's idea of H.O.R.S.E, I guess they tried it in the NBDL all star weekend. http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/dream_factory_preview_08.html This could at least replace that horrible competition with the legend, current player, and WNBA player. "Hunny, we can't go anywhere tonight Lisa Leslie will be shooting free throws!" My friend Sterge made a comment on the last post about the quality of the play in the NBA right now being horrible. I do agree but there is a lot of good young talent after watching some of the all star game. My thought was that the reason why the quality is viewed as bad is because we have too many teams. There are teams in markets that everyone new was not going to work New Orleans (maybe next year's favorites) and Memphis for two examples. Logically then the next step would be for David Stern to announce that they are looking to add five more teams over the next ten years. Huh? Whats that you say international teams? How many guys right now are hoping Amsterdam is awarded a franchise. JR Rider is already in the best shape of his life. Despite everything I am excited for the 2nd half of the season. I have never seen a sport with the race so close between teams in one conference. Four and a half games seperate 9th place Houston and top seed New Orleans. Quick predictions for the second half. MVP-LeBron (they really need to get him some help) Champs-Phoenix over Boston (I don't love the Shaq trade but it gives them a big man in the west and I think he can be motivated for another half a season.) Now that the super bowl is over we can start really getting excited about college hoops. I however am not excited about the possibility of another big east team getting ten conference wins and being left out of the dance. NO conference is better top to bottom than the big east. I'm not sure if any of them are going anywhere in the tournament but the conference is a war. One last thing I wanted to touch on was this weeks Congressional hearings. I was going to completely avoid this subject as the whole thing was a joke. The only one with any sense was the rep from NC Virginia Foxx (who one the contest for Congressmen with the best porn star name.) She was reprimanded for openly questioning why they were there, and that they should be looking for government oversights not putting there nose where it doesn't belong. Thank you! We are wasting our tax money settling an argument between two guys. The only reason this is happening is because someone didn't like their friend George Mitchell being lied to. I think we've all learned that a lot of people have taken HGH and steriods including Rockets' wife.......very creepy. Boothy made a comment on my last post that the Yankees should move their spring training facility to DC. Which made me think when did this all become about the Yankees? The last time I checked there were some other players named in that report. Let's put Wally Joyner on the stand! Pitchers and catchers reported for spring training this week. Lets start talking about that and stop talking about Jose Canseco (which none of the congressman I watched could pronounce?) and Rocket's ass. Hit me up!

Why?

When I alert everyone that I have a new sports website and blog many of you will ask the same question. How much spare time does Mo have? The answer being enough time to do this and to log two days of game time on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (best game out there now) but this is besides the point. The real reason why I wanted to do this is because I needed a place to talk sports. As you grow older and get married, which I did in October, you realize the opportunity to talk sports with your boys becomes few and far between. Yes with technology these days you can make a call on your cell or send a text message when there is a great play or breaking news. But usually "Did you see Jeter's play last night" gets the response of "Hunny put your phone away the officer is asking why you were going so fast" You get the picture. You see my conversations about sports these days sound like this "Is that guys' name really Longar Longar?", "Why do the basketball players' shoes squeak so much?", and "Does Eli have a girlfriend." Guys this was all I could do to relive those days of all the boys in Morgantown and Jimmytown watching the game together, the way it was meant to be. I expect to talk about all things sports on this site but those of you who know me will figure to hear a lot of Bulls, Yankees, Rangers, Vikings, and Mountaineers talk. Yes my favorite teams are all of over the country but I'll explain that later. I have now found my place to vent! Hit me up!